“Where Do You Think the Economy Is Heading Next?”

In the sketch, there is a stressed shopper next to a grocery cart full of basic goods such as milk, bread, vegetables, cooking oil, and fuel containers all with a notably large price tag on them. He is holding a long receipt in disbelief with the background showing increasing rates of inflation and sharp upward red arrow. There is a big stamp which reads TARIFFS implying an additional economic strain. The visual depiction of the scene is the effect of inflation and tariffs on the daily consumer costs.

The picture in the picture symbolically reflects the principle of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the middle of it, which is depicted within the blue globe that depicts the world economy. The central GDP icon is surrounded by numerous circular illustrations that represent the main areas of the economy of a country that leads to its output.

The picture shows a figurative picture of the duality of the stock market the bull and the bear. The bull, depicted with a geometric design in a very bold green way is on the left and is chasing aggressively upwards. To the right, there is a red geometric bear, stands in a position of defense, leaning forward, downwards. The two animals are on a turbulent market graph which turns into red (losses) and then turns into green (gains) which is volatility of the market.

The visual image establishes visual representation of the increased trend in the world oil prices. Two black oil barrels are presented in the foreground; one is standing upright and the other one is lying on its side spilling its oil below it. The barrels are labeled with a white label and an oil drop in black, which is the icon of petroleum.